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Category: English Crown Jewels

Thomas Blood, an Irish soldier of fortune better known as “Colonel Blood,” is caught endeavoring to steal the English Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. May 9, 1671.

May 9, 2024

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1600s, English Crown Jewels, History Daily, London, Thomas Blood, Tower of London

Category: English Crown Jewels

Thomas Blood, an Irish soldier of fortune better known as “Colonel Blood,” is caught endeavoring to steal the English Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. May 9, 1671.